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but in the last quarter of 2012, government spending, yes, government spending fell 6.6%. defense spending was down more than 22 pnt. and how did that affect the economy? last quarter, the gdp, which measures the economy, fell 0.1%. and 38,000 more people filed jobless claims last week than the week before. this is seersz. the economy is moouing in the right direction. but we can be the take our eye off the ball. we can't just cut, cut, cut. republicans ignore the real impact cuts have on the economy. do they think we wouldn't point it out? nice try, but cut it out because we gotchya. my wife takes centrum silver. i've been on the fence about it. then i read an article about a study that looked at the long term health benefits of taking multivitamins. they used centrum silver for the study... so i guess my wife was right. [ male announcer ] centrum. always your most complete. i got your campbell's chunky soup. mom? who's mom? i'm the giants mascot. the giants don't have a mascot! ohhh! eat up! new jammin jerk chicken soup has tasty pieces of chicken with rice and beans. hm
but in the last quarter of 2012, government spending, yes, government spending fell 6.6%. defense spending was down more than 22 pnt. and how did that affect the economy? last quarter, the gdp, which measures the economy, fell 0.1%. and 38,000 more people filed jobless claims last week than the week before. this is seersz. the economy is moouing in the right direction. but we can be the take our eye off the ball. we can't just cut, cut, cut. republicans ignore the real impact cuts have on the...
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the constitution in fact creates a limited federal government. it separates powers among branches of the federal government and preserves state power against federal power. the framers believe that these structures would adequately control the government so as to protect individual liberty. the american people disagreed. they feared the constitution gave the federal government so much power it could be tier ran cal. each was adopted to further limit and protect individual rights. president obama's remarks turned the constitution on its head. the right to worship free andly safely, that was denied to sikhs in oak creek wisconsin, that right was denied in clak mass oregon and in aurora colorado, our fundamental rights denied to students at virginia tech and high school students in columbine and elementary students in newtown. end of quote. this is not so. except for its prohibition on slavery, the constitution limits only actions of government, not individuals. so for instance, the right to peacefully assemble protects individual rights to organize
the constitution in fact creates a limited federal government. it separates powers among branches of the federal government and preserves state power against federal power. the framers believe that these structures would adequately control the government so as to protect individual liberty. the american people disagreed. they feared the constitution gave the federal government so much power it could be tier ran cal. each was adopted to further limit and protect individual rights. president...
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if you govern and show the voters you can govern, people like your brand better. >> how should democrats be responding? republicans are -- they are trying to reposition themselves. there's going to be two ways. the white house, should they be reaching out and in some ways helping them saying, okay, let's see if we work together on immigration or things like this or do you go for the political kill? >> i think what you do first of all is you take your point which is you govern you. lay it out there and you lay out mainstream policies that 80% of americans support. i mean, the immigration reform agenda, the gun control agenda. the -- if you want real family flexibility, then you talk about paid family and medical leave which just had its anniversary yesterday. so you govern you. lay out real agendas and call their bluff then. the thing amazing about the house republicans and the difficulty they have, the leadership can't even deliver the votes. the senators produce the tax vote and boehner can't produce his caucus. you call their bluff and say, okay. we agree with you. let's go pass this s
if you govern and show the voters you can govern, people like your brand better. >> how should democrats be responding? republicans are -- they are trying to reposition themselves. there's going to be two ways. the white house, should they be reaching out and in some ways helping them saying, okay, let's see if we work together on immigration or things like this or do you go for the political kill? >> i think what you do first of all is you take your point which is you govern you....
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state and local government. a lot of those are teachers, first responders. and the inability of the government to put capital in motion and $3 trillion plus in spending in any way effectively is not doing any of us any particular good. the only happening decent right now in terms of growth tends to be what's going on ex-government and that doesn't mean that government couldn't do a lot better but washington isn't. >> let's talk about what's happening on wall street as the banner says, main street versus wall street or main street and wall street depending on your perspective. sometimes it does feel like it's a us against them scenario but the dow now over 14,000 mark. still with the millions of people looking for jobs, zachary. >> first of all, while this is graed headlines. dow hits new highs, it is where it was almost six years ago and back to where we were in 2007. that is not like things are great because we have taken sick years to get back to the high point we were and the other side of it is, wall street
state and local government. a lot of those are teachers, first responders. and the inability of the government to put capital in motion and $3 trillion plus in spending in any way effectively is not doing any of us any particular good. the only happening decent right now in terms of growth tends to be what's going on ex-government and that doesn't mean that government couldn't do a lot better but washington isn't. >> let's talk about what's happening on wall street as the banner says,...
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government is a significant part of the economy. and if we learned anything, which you suggest we haven't, if we were going to learn from this, what we would learn is in fact you cut the government spending at a time like this you're going to grow more slowly. now the sequester threatens $85 billion of cuts in 2013. and most estimates are that could take another half of a percentage point off of gdp. like i said, if we're growing at somewhere around 1.2% we can't afford that. why is the market -- the dow hit 14,000 today, doing very, very well. >> i think i can explain it. >> explain it, enlighten me. >> so far, we have been talking exclusively about the united states. although i did mention austerity and europe. but corporate profitability is doing well. well, if you're a multi-national corporation that can sell into developing economies in asia, for example, then your profitability doesn't depend on the united states getting it right. it doesn't depend on the congress rejecting austerity. what it does is go where there is growth.
government is a significant part of the economy. and if we learned anything, which you suggest we haven't, if we were going to learn from this, what we would learn is in fact you cut the government spending at a time like this you're going to grow more slowly. now the sequester threatens $85 billion of cuts in 2013. and most estimates are that could take another half of a percentage point off of gdp. like i said, if we're growing at somewhere around 1.2% we can't afford that. why is the market...
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government spending went down. so the republican argument, if we've got to contract -- nobody's talking point was benefited from the gdp. >> i think what is very clear from gdp in this new jobs report is that government is the problem. because they are creating an environment of uncertainty, which they have been doing for some time now. and they are -- there's too much regulation. so you combine people's fears of too much regulation, a lot of these health care regulations now starting to kick in. it's a problem. >> you think -- you look at these government data, we see the shrinking of government spending, this one was all federal work. >> i think part of the problem is, first of all, there's still a lack of confidence in government policies in the wider business community and especially among small businesses that are usually responsible for so much job growth. but the other problem is that at the same time you have the sequester, which is sucking money out of the private economy, by a lack of government spending,
government spending went down. so the republican argument, if we've got to contract -- nobody's talking point was benefited from the gdp. >> i think what is very clear from gdp in this new jobs report is that government is the problem. because they are creating an environment of uncertainty, which they have been doing for some time now. and they are -- there's too much regulation. so you combine people's fears of too much regulation, a lot of these health care regulations now starting to...
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they cut government spending to pay off their debt. now the eurozone has posted record unemployment and poverty. we are facing $85 billion in automatic spending cuts on march 1st. we probably shouldn't trust republicans who think austerity is the best way to go for the american economy. let's bring in david cay johnston, professor at syracuse university college of law and pulitzer prize winning journalist. david cay, good to have you on tonight. >> good to be here. >> we're getting some numbers now that this progressive philosophy of government is a good thing. is government spending good for the economy? are we finding that out now in the last quarter? >> yes. and we need to spend more money on those things that invest in the future. education, infrastructure especially that we've been using up, research, those are things that will make us more prosperous in the future, not the kind of proposals paul ryan has. >> now, not to overstate this, but is ryan really in your opinion, professional opinion, proposing exactly what those foreign
they cut government spending to pay off their debt. now the eurozone has posted record unemployment and poverty. we are facing $85 billion in automatic spending cuts on march 1st. we probably shouldn't trust republicans who think austerity is the best way to go for the american economy. let's bring in david cay johnston, professor at syracuse university college of law and pulitzer prize winning journalist. david cay, good to have you on tonight. >> good to be here. >> we're getting...
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the federal government. so you're cutting government spending, which means you're cutting jobs. >> i want to talk about the role the government has played in this recovery. and also whether -- whether we are in a new normal or not, right, whether basically the way the recovery has gone has been surprising or predictable. i think that's an interesting question because it makes us think about the what path forward is right after this break. get ready for a lot more of that new-plane smell. we're building the youngest, most modern fleet among the largest us airlines to ensure that you are more comfortable and connected than ever. we are becoming a new american. and you'll dump your old mop. but don't worry, he'll find someone else. ♪ who's that lady? ♪ who's that lady? ♪ sexy lady ♪ who's that lady? [ female announcer ] used mops can grow bacteria. swiffer wetjet starts with a clean pad every time, and its antibacterial cleaner kills bacteria mops can spread around. swiffer gives cleaning a whole new me
the federal government. so you're cutting government spending, which means you're cutting jobs. >> i want to talk about the role the government has played in this recovery. and also whether -- whether we are in a new normal or not, right, whether basically the way the recovery has gone has been surprising or predictable. i think that's an interesting question because it makes us think about the what path forward is right after this break. get ready for a lot more of that new-plane smell....
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but the government is poorly run. the government is wasteful. government doesn't use business principles. that government is not in the 20th century. and whichever party can bring government, the welfare state for want of a better term, into the 21th century is going to rule the day. the democrats haven't done it. they have unions and old technology to deal with. you would think the republicans that care about business and technology and are supposedly entrepreneurs, they can't do it. until somebody can articulate it, they're going to get nowhere. >> howard fineman, thank you for joining us. >> thanks lawrence. >>> coming up, when a father of a first grader killed in newtown, connecticut, wants to know why people need high-powered magazines, he gets heckled by some. >>> and a preview of what wayne lapierre will actually tell a senate tomorrow, coming up. hey, it's sara. i'm going pro. i've been using crest pro-health for a week. my dentist said it was gonna help transform my mouth. [ male announcer ] go pro. for a clean that's up to four times b
but the government is poorly run. the government is wasteful. government doesn't use business principles. that government is not in the 20th century. and whichever party can bring government, the welfare state for want of a better term, into the 21th century is going to rule the day. the democrats haven't done it. they have unions and old technology to deal with. you would think the republicans that care about business and technology and are supposedly entrepreneurs, they can't do it. until...
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on a lot of fronts. >> should the government be involved in this? >> no, the government -- >> the people who most like this are the parents. please major in something you can get a job, and having that kind of data would be very helpful for parents. i don't think necessarily you want the government saying this, and i don't think that's what cantor was saying. >> why was cantor talking -- the republican party has huge problems with minorities, young people, on issues like choice and things like that. they're getting killed. why is this a remake of the republican party? >> bill clinton did very well -- they focused on issues that people cared about, and what people care about are college education, the cost of college -- >> if the gop is going to rebrand itself, it has to deal with the monster that eric cantor helped create. u.s. congressman paul broun is expected to run for the georgia senate seat held by retiring -- i used to think this guy was right wing -- saxby chambliss. broun said this, i think the only constitution that barack obama upholds is
on a lot of fronts. >> should the government be involved in this? >> no, the government -- >> the people who most like this are the parents. please major in something you can get a job, and having that kind of data would be very helpful for parents. i don't think necessarily you want the government saying this, and i don't think that's what cantor was saying. >> why was cantor talking -- the republican party has huge problems with minorities, young people, on issues like...
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government. now, if we're going to have an actual treaty, okay, that governs everyone's eemissions, which is ultimately what we're going to have to get, you have to take that tommy v home to a senate and get 66 votes. everyone knows who occupies the u.s. senate. they know half the representatives roughly, a little less than half are committed to this kind of denialism, which is completely out of step with the rest of the world. you can go down the list of countries, right? and it's very hard to credibly make a case that you're going to be able to go home and sell a climate treaty to a domestic political audience that everybody, they're not dummies, they understand, india, china, all the other countries that have to do with it, they understand what the modern republican party is. and they know that that cannot be sold to 66 senators in the united states senate so long as there are enough republicans to block it. >> so it interferes with our ability to take any sort of leadership role on an issue l
government. now, if we're going to have an actual treaty, okay, that governs everyone's eemissions, which is ultimately what we're going to have to get, you have to take that tommy v home to a senate and get 66 votes. everyone knows who occupies the u.s. senate. they know half the representatives roughly, a little less than half are committed to this kind of denialism, which is completely out of step with the rest of the world. you can go down the list of countries, right? and it's very hard to...
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and she ruled in the government's favor. she ruled that the government could keep it secret. the government could keep secret their secret justification for killing a u.s. citizen without trial. but what was amazing about this trial is the judge was so vocally unhappy about having to issue the ruling. look at what she said. quote, i can find no way around the thicket of laws and precedents that effectively allow the executive branch of our government to proclaim as perfectly lawful certain actions that seem on their face incompatible with our constitution and laws while keeping the reasons for their conclusion a secret. quote, the alice in wonderland nature of this pronouncement is not lost on me. she added that she was operating in a legal environment that amounted to a veritable catch-22. john brennan faces his confirmation hearing to be the head of the cia on thursday this week. he will face questions from senators on the senate intelligence committee who will presumably ask him about his time in the cia of yore under george w. bush and his time as the face of the drone pr
and she ruled in the government's favor. she ruled that the government could keep it secret. the government could keep secret their secret justification for killing a u.s. citizen without trial. but what was amazing about this trial is the judge was so vocally unhappy about having to issue the ruling. look at what she said. quote, i can find no way around the thicket of laws and precedents that effectively allow the executive branch of our government to proclaim as perfectly lawful certain...
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these reforms radio reduce our government's bill. what's up, cameraman? come on, guys. they're breaking my flow all the time. these reforms would reduce our government's bills by reducing the costs of health care, not shifting all those costs on to middle class seniors or the working poor or children with disability, but nevertheless, achieving the kinds of savings that we're looking for. but in order to achieve the full $4 trillion in deficit reductions that is the stated goal of economists and our elected leaders, these modest reforms in our social insurance programs have to go hand in hand with a process of tax reform so that the wealthiest individuals and corporations can't take advantage of loopholes and deductions that aren't available to most americans. leaders in both parties have already identified the need to get rid of these loopholes and deductions. if we are going to close these loopholes, then there's no reason we should use the saving that is we obtain and turn around and spend that on new tax breaks for the wealthiest or for corporations. if we're seriou
these reforms radio reduce our government's bill. what's up, cameraman? come on, guys. they're breaking my flow all the time. these reforms would reduce our government's bills by reducing the costs of health care, not shifting all those costs on to middle class seniors or the working poor or children with disability, but nevertheless, achieving the kinds of savings that we're looking for. but in order to achieve the full $4 trillion in deficit reductions that is the stated goal of economists...
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, the netanyahu government, with the surprising rise of a new party, lapin's party? >> i think it's reflecting changes in israel. israelis -- israel is a very young country. we have the fastest growing country in the industrialized modernized world. many israelis under the age of 30, that generation has experienced two transformtive events. there's been terror, suicide bombers, peace plans that have been rejected by the palestinians on one side and then israel's emergence as a high-tech powerhouse which has caused income gaps and questions of whether the middle class can make it. i mean, these are issues that americans face as well, and so that -- that centrist party is reflecting some of these changes that have occurred in israel, these transformative events over the last ten years for people who are under 30, who are on one hand struggling with security questions but also struggling with the questions of whether they can afford housing. >> when -- when syria falls, the assumption is when assad falls at some point if this is unsustainable, and the assumption i know
, the netanyahu government, with the surprising rise of a new party, lapin's party? >> i think it's reflecting changes in israel. israelis -- israel is a very young country. we have the fastest growing country in the industrialized modernized world. many israelis under the age of 30, that generation has experienced two transformtive events. there's been terror, suicide bombers, peace plans that have been rejected by the palestinians on one side and then israel's emergence as a high-tech...
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government money doesn't go to this. this reminds me of if this is something that prois us social good. i think it does. they were pointing out that it will not surprise you to learn that congress had a major hand in messing up the postal service both through the requirement that no other federal government entity has to refund their health benefits by 75 years. they also prohibited them from providing any non-postal services or contracting with local and state agencies to provide services. they are kept from being able to innovate thing that is the local community would find useful. >> we have to take government off their backs. >> there rural communities that need the postal service and over 200,000 people who work there and need the service. what kind of service would it be to not deliver mail to people. one of the endities that is hurting is facebook. we love the fans and they are weighing in on dropping saturdays and letter and catalog delivery. not all of them will miss it. sarcastically asking, mail comes on satur
government money doesn't go to this. this reminds me of if this is something that prois us social good. i think it does. they were pointing out that it will not surprise you to learn that congress had a major hand in messing up the postal service both through the requirement that no other federal government entity has to refund their health benefits by 75 years. they also prohibited them from providing any non-postal services or contracting with local and state agencies to provide services....
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the old republican question was how can we create a smaller government? how can we cut taxes on those job creators, the rich people. and we've been here before. the democrats tried to do this in the reagan era when they all tried to look like members of chambers of commerce or corporate boards. so when eric cantor has to go out there and say message we care, you know something is changing in american politics. >> well, how did karl rove and -- actually, george w. bush specifically on the issue of immigration, how did these guys get on the left side of the argument? i mean, has there been a backlash against them on the right that has driven the party further right in a way that has demonized them, and now they need to be seen as the old liberal establishment, or has something else been going on? >> well, i think you begin to see the backlash against bush right in the middle of his term. remember, he tried, as did a lot of democrats and john mccain to get immigration reform through in 2007. and that's when the backlash grew. and then when the bush administr
the old republican question was how can we create a smaller government? how can we cut taxes on those job creators, the rich people. and we've been here before. the democrats tried to do this in the reagan era when they all tried to look like members of chambers of commerce or corporate boards. so when eric cantor has to go out there and say message we care, you know something is changing in american politics. >> well, how did karl rove and -- actually, george w. bush specifically on the...
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they're not government lovers. they want to have their own stakes. >> that's going to happen if they're not insulted, insulted, and insulted. the people you just cited prove louisiana governor bobby jindal's comment that the republicans need to stop being the stupid party. you can't go out during this immigration debate and insult these people over and over again in a kind of semi-racist way, in a way that looks down on them. you know, george bush, and i know this all too well, got about 44% of the hispanic vote in 2004. that's how he narrowly beat john kerry. in a close election, that hispanic vote is critical. if republicans are stuck at 27% -- >> you kissed off the hispanic vote. it was your fault. >> it was rove and bush did a good job of reaching out to hispanics. >> i'm kidding. it was good for george w. i give him a lot of tribute, the fact that he and his family have been very positive on the hispanic relations. there's no problem i got with those people on that one. >> the party needs to listen more to tha
they're not government lovers. they want to have their own stakes. >> that's going to happen if they're not insulted, insulted, and insulted. the people you just cited prove louisiana governor bobby jindal's comment that the republicans need to stop being the stupid party. you can't go out during this immigration debate and insult these people over and over again in a kind of semi-racist way, in a way that looks down on them. you know, george bush, and i know this all too well, got about...
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government is now about 23% of the economy. it's a critical component, especially when the private sector is still kind of weak. so what we need to be thinking of now is not so much near-term deficit reduction but near-term jobs measures to help gave this nascent recovery more of a boost or we will see more reports that look like the one yesterday. the evidence for austerity is very, very negative, very clear. >> jonathan, we've seen positive signs in domestic auto sales and the housing market, but one of the arguments we've been making is that the short-term fixes like today that was voted on today, this sort of lurching from three-month agreement to two-month agreement to however long agreement they can get, that that actually also erodes confidence and frankly the markets don't seem to like that. >> no, they don't. and while, yes, you get a short-term benefit by putting off this sort of doomsday armageddon discussion until may, but again people shouldn't underestimate the need and desire on the part of business people of wal
government is now about 23% of the economy. it's a critical component, especially when the private sector is still kind of weak. so what we need to be thinking of now is not so much near-term deficit reduction but near-term jobs measures to help gave this nascent recovery more of a boost or we will see more reports that look like the one yesterday. the evidence for austerity is very, very negative, very clear. >> jonathan, we've seen positive signs in domestic auto sales and the housing...
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. >> it's really important that women are out there competing at the highest levels of government and business. >> i'll tell you if she dropped any hints about 2016. >>> plus, the sandy bill passes in the senate. but not before 36 republicans totally disgrace themselves. i'll introduce you tonight to the sandy 36. >>> and it's a modern-day civil rights struggle between workers and management in the state of mississippi. i'll tell you why these nissan employees say they're being denied a voice in the workplace. good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching there is more hope tonight for 11 million people who are currently living in fear. >> i'm here today because the time has come for common sense, comprehensive immigration reform. the time has come. now is the time. >> president obama went to a las vegas high school today to outline his own immigration reform plan. the cheers from the crowd tell you a lot. there are places in this country where the threat of deportation hangs over the heads of many people. >> the good news is that for the first time in many years, repub
. >> it's really important that women are out there competing at the highest levels of government and business. >> i'll tell you if she dropped any hints about 2016. >>> plus, the sandy bill passes in the senate. but not before 36 republicans totally disgrace themselves. i'll introduce you tonight to the sandy 36. >>> and it's a modern-day civil rights struggle between workers and management in the state of mississippi. i'll tell you why these nissan employees say...
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i can't look at the face of a fellow new jerseyan and say i still can't tell you what the government will do to get you back in your home. and i would suggest to any of my colleagues that you wouldn't want to look at the face of your citizens and have to be in the same position. >> senator menendez of new jersey is exactly right. the people of georgia, in every state in this country, deserve federal aid when a disaster hits. but if georgia does not end up needing federal aid, i think every georgia republican who voted against sandy relief should go to the floor. i think saxby chambliss and also johnny isakson should go to the floor and explain to the american people why their state deserves relief right now but the people in the northeast don't deserve their vote. explain that one. you see, we have become so callous and so focused on money in our society and in our government, we really aren't our brother's keeper anymore. if a storm comes your way, as far as the republicans are concerned, you're just s.o.l. there's a lot more coming up in the next half hour of "the ed show." stay wi
i can't look at the face of a fellow new jerseyan and say i still can't tell you what the government will do to get you back in your home. and i would suggest to any of my colleagues that you wouldn't want to look at the face of your citizens and have to be in the same position. >> senator menendez of new jersey is exactly right. the people of georgia, in every state in this country, deserve federal aid when a disaster hits. but if georgia does not end up needing federal aid, i think...
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he wanted to get the public to vote on weekly cuts to federal government. another year, another failure. so today cantor launched the "making life work" campaign. he is trying desperately to avoid the republican brand. >> the average american is not thinking about and trying to wonder about where the republican party is. they're thinking about how to make their life work, which is exactly what we're talking about here today. >> so cantor offered americans a warmed over speech filled with a few policy ideas. well, the highlights cantor advocated were, let's see, mitt romney's tax reform plan. mitt romney's education reform plan, and unworkable cuts as usual to medicare and medicaid. not surprisingly, cantor was not willing to get specific about any legislation to make these ideas a reality. >> we do intend to follow up with some policy proposals in legislation working with our committees to move forward on many, many of these issues. >> it's always the follow-up, isn't it? but there was one thing cantor said today that really caught my attention. here it is.
he wanted to get the public to vote on weekly cuts to federal government. another year, another failure. so today cantor launched the "making life work" campaign. he is trying desperately to avoid the republican brand. >> the average american is not thinking about and trying to wonder about where the republican party is. they're thinking about how to make their life work, which is exactly what we're talking about here today. >> so cantor offered americans a warmed over...
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we haven't heard anything from the israeli government. so you can see on that map that you just pointed out, a lot of players, a lot of different mixed signals. >> we don't generally expect to hear israel cop to do things like this. in the past when they have done things not exactly like this, but similar to this, they generally make a policy of not announcing it. in 2007, when israel bombed a nuclear reactor in syria, neither israel nor syria said that it happened. and it was widely viewed that syria not admitting that that strike had happened sort of gave them more of a pass than thigh they might otherwise have had in terms of retaliating. the fact that syria is confirming that this happened today, does that mean that there is going to be some sort of next step, either syria is going to do something or hezbollah is going to do something or iran is going to do something? >> well, you know, in the past, the policy has been kind of intentionally ambiguous. that's how many of the regional players like to keep it so they aren't forced into a
we haven't heard anything from the israeli government. so you can see on that map that you just pointed out, a lot of players, a lot of different mixed signals. >> we don't generally expect to hear israel cop to do things like this. in the past when they have done things not exactly like this, but similar to this, they generally make a policy of not announcing it. in 2007, when israel bombed a nuclear reactor in syria, neither israel nor syria said that it happened. and it was widely...
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look what they're doing in governance. they're having the rich pay less, and they're having the poor pay more. this is not what they're marketing to the nation, but this is what they're doing when they're handed the reins of government. economist paul krugman wrote about this deja news. taking from ordinary families and giving to the rich. even as republicans look for a way to sound more sympathetic and less extreme, republican policies are taking another sharp right turn. why is this happening? in particular, why is this happening now, just after an election and which the republican party paid a price for its anti-populist stand? good question. and it's the distance between what the beltway writes down when the republicans talk about themselves versus what republicans actually do where they are in charge. it's a very good question. paul krugman himself is here for the interview, straight ahead. whoooo! you're crazy. go faster! go faster! go faster! go faster! no! stop...stop... (mom) i raised my son to be careful... hi, s
look what they're doing in governance. they're having the rich pay less, and they're having the poor pay more. this is not what they're marketing to the nation, but this is what they're doing when they're handed the reins of government. economist paul krugman wrote about this deja news. taking from ordinary families and giving to the rich. even as republicans look for a way to sound more sympathetic and less extreme, republican policies are taking another sharp right turn. why is this...
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government or charged with any crimes. in the past, attorney general eric holder has spoken publicly about the administration's three main pcriteria for justifying a legal strike against a u.s. citizen overseas. they must pose an imminent threat of violent attack, capture is infeasible and the operation must be squint law of war principles. but this newly obtained memo elaborates further. i states u.s. officials may consider whether an attempted capture would cause undue risk to u.s. personnel involved. the memo says if capture is not feasible, it will be lawful for the u.s. government to order a killing instead. all of this controversy comes ahead of a senate confirmation hearing on thursday for john brennan. he is nominated to be the new cia director. he is considered the architect of the obama administration's drone campaign. this is a big deal laying out a lot of new facts related to this controversial program and nbc's michael isikoff is going to join us later on "morning joe." after spending months focused on federal
government or charged with any crimes. in the past, attorney general eric holder has spoken publicly about the administration's three main pcriteria for justifying a legal strike against a u.s. citizen overseas. they must pose an imminent threat of violent attack, capture is infeasible and the operation must be squint law of war principles. but this newly obtained memo elaborates further. i states u.s. officials may consider whether an attempted capture would cause undue risk to u.s. personnel...
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they want government services, they think that the government can do a lot to create jobs. they are very much in line with the democratic party and might be more pro government than the democratic party. if the republican party wants to woo voters, they need to adjust their message, not just on immigration, but also the economy and the basic principles about what the government can do. >> okay. aaron blake, thank you so much. appreciate that. >> thank you. >>> president obama preparing to move out of the white house oval office, work under way on a second oval office in the eisenhower executive office next door. the president will begin working there in august and make way for a two-year renovation of the white house west wing. >>> it's official. john kerry sworn in as secretary of state. duvall patrick has tapped his former top aide, william mo cohen to replace kerry until the june special election. scott brown took his name out of running yesterday. joining me now is frank phillips, who has been covering this story. really quickly before we get to mr. kowan the disappoint
they want government services, they think that the government can do a lot to create jobs. they are very much in line with the democratic party and might be more pro government than the democratic party. if the republican party wants to woo voters, they need to adjust their message, not just on immigration, but also the economy and the basic principles about what the government can do. >> okay. aaron blake, thank you so much. appreciate that. >> thank you. >>> president...
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i think it's taking a meat ax to our government. >> i believe they should at least pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms. >> i think the sequester's going to happen. >> washington desperately needs some adult leadership. >> talking like adults. let's get this country back on the mother [ bleep ] track. oh yeah! >> the president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and the dad of the country. >> there isn't any resistance to obama anywhere. >> at some point washington has to deal with its spending problem. >> and when your dad says something, you listen. and when you don't, it usually bites you in the [ bleep ] later on. >> i've had enough of it. it's time to act. ♪ >>> the clock is now ticking on what many economists say is a near-certain double dip recession if more than a trillion dollars in automatic spending and defense cuts are allowed to occur at the beginning of next month. and while the president is busy running the government, today nominating a new candidate for the interior department. and yeste
i think it's taking a meat ax to our government. >> i believe they should at least pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms. >> i think the sequester's going to happen. >> washington desperately needs some adult leadership. >> talking like adults. let's get this country back on the mother [ bleep ] track. oh yeah! >> the president and the first lady are kind of like the mom and the dad of the country. >> there isn't any resistance to obama...
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he got out of government with a bad taste in his mouth. he wrote this book as a kind of revenge. and david fincher, it came from david the idea of rebooting the idea to the united states. we thought it would transfer incredibly well. it was a great hit series in britain in the '90s. they called him francis ercot then. >> let me ask you about inside. you played an inside guy like i used to be. inside. not king, not president. those characters seem more interesting today. the ones inside the woodwork. by the people who make the calls and do have these intermural fights going on. >> it's been fascinating for me to learn. kevin mccartney met with me. and thinking about what it must be like to corral 218 senators to vote they want you want them to is kind of crazy. we learned it isn't that crazy to do. but i've learned a lot. >> what have you learned about ambition in politics? i think even hillary clinton never talks about what she wants. she can never say i want to be president, for example. and you are doing a study in gross ambition. this guy wants to get ahead, get ahead with peo
he got out of government with a bad taste in his mouth. he wrote this book as a kind of revenge. and david fincher, it came from david the idea of rebooting the idea to the united states. we thought it would transfer incredibly well. it was a great hit series in britain in the '90s. they called him francis ercot then. >> let me ask you about inside. you played an inside guy like i used to be. inside. not king, not president. those characters seem more interesting today. the ones inside...
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a new government report, dr. sachs, is out predicting that the deficit is going to drop from $1 trillion for the first time since obama's presidency. the cbs which assumes federal spending cuts are going to be going into effect march 1st says the government's going to run a deficit of $845 trillion. let's get the confetti out. the cbo also says that in the next seven years, jeffrey, we're going to be spending more money on servicing interest on our debt than we are on national defense. and that's a lot of money. and that's assuming interest rates don't go up to their historic average. >> yesterday's report was not good news. people should actually take a look at it. it's online. congressional budget office. it basically showed that we cannot afford the deal that we made two months ago when we made permanent all of those tax cuts. now what the report shows is okay. well, that added about $4.6 trillion cumulatively over the next ten years in debt. the debt service is going to be enormous. it's crowding out everythi
a new government report, dr. sachs, is out predicting that the deficit is going to drop from $1 trillion for the first time since obama's presidency. the cbs which assumes federal spending cuts are going to be going into effect march 1st says the government's going to run a deficit of $845 trillion. let's get the confetti out. the cbo also says that in the next seven years, jeffrey, we're going to be spending more money on servicing interest on our debt than we are on national defense. and...
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>> according to government run news outlets, last week the iranian government launched a live monkey into launched a live monkey into space. there's been no independent confirmati confirmation which means it probably didn't happen. they released a photo, this is the alleged iranian space monkey. based on the photo, i'm guessing he didn't volunteer for the mission. and i'd like to see them hook the iranian space monkey with the ikea sweater monkey. wouldn't they make a great couple. they said he flew into space and came back alive and well and even threw him a parade when he got back. there's the space monkey. adorable when he banks his little sim balls together. very cute. >> good morning from los angeles, tuesday, january 29th. with us on set from new york, willie geist, mike barnicle, senior political editor and white house correspondent for the "huffington post," sam stein, former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst, steve rattner and in washington, washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay. so glad to have you with us this morning. willie geist, an
>> according to government run news outlets, last week the iranian government launched a live monkey into launched a live monkey into space. there's been no independent confirmati confirmation which means it probably didn't happen. they released a photo, this is the alleged iranian space monkey. based on the photo, i'm guessing he didn't volunteer for the mission. and i'd like to see them hook the iranian space monkey with the ikea sweater monkey. wouldn't they make a great couple. they...
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right now, we have divided government and so it's a different equation and remains to be seen whether the republican house is susceptible to this kind of pressure. >> thank you. great pleasure having both of you on. >>> we're just learning president obama plans to visit israel this spring. it will mark the president's first visit to the nation since taking office. president obama spoke about the trip with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu last week. big news there. >>> just in the past hour, new comments from the white house on the confidential justice department memo obtained by nbc news that makes the legal case for drone strikes on americans. >> the strikes were legal. they are ethical and they're wise. >>> plus, a conservative blogger says the tea party brand has been, quote, effectively destroyed. how he says the movement needs to rebrand itself. it's just one of the things we thought you should know. >>> of course, join our conversation. you can find out @tamronhall or @newsnation. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics... a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a
right now, we have divided government and so it's a different equation and remains to be seen whether the republican house is susceptible to this kind of pressure. >> thank you. great pleasure having both of you on. >>> we're just learning president obama plans to visit israel this spring. it will mark the president's first visit to the nation since taking office. president obama spoke about the trip with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu last week. big news there....
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prudence is good judgment in the art of governing. we have to find the good in every situation and choose the best means to achieve it. we have to make decisions anchored in reality and take responsibility for the consequences. you know, the prudent man is like the captain at sea. he doesn't curse the wind, he uses it to reach his destination. >> the next day, the man who ran on the self-deportation ticket for president found a way to come out in support of comprehensive immigration reform. >> i think there is a balance between respecting the rule of law and adhering to the reality of the day. and i think marco rubio touched on it, about earned legalization, making sure you don't reward people for cutting in line. >> do you see that happening this year? >> there are a lot of democrats in congress, who once and for all want to solve this mess, the broken immigration system, many agree with it. hopefully we can actually get it now. >> joining me now, steve schmidt, former adviser, and krystal ball, steve, i tried to have the staff toget
prudence is good judgment in the art of governing. we have to find the good in every situation and choose the best means to achieve it. we have to make decisions anchored in reality and take responsibility for the consequences. you know, the prudent man is like the captain at sea. he doesn't curse the wind, he uses it to reach his destination. >> the next day, the man who ran on the self-deportation ticket for president found a way to come out in support of comprehensive immigration...
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governments not only create them, but if we had allowed government spending to stay and to stimulate it, we would be in a position where we would have a much lower unemployment rate. >> much lower and much more money out there consumers, people be spending money because they'd have it. and it would go back in the system. dana, melissa, thanks for your time. and be sure to watch melissa harris perry saturdays and sundays 10:00 a.m. here on 34rks snbc. >> coming up, what a day in politics. scott brown is not running and now geraldo rivera may be geraldo? >>> plus, george bush's brain is much, much bigger than the meltdown on fox news. america is changing. the president knows it, but republicans don't. >>> and my thoughts of ed koch passing, my friend and political opponent for decades. you're watching "politics nation" on msnbc. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and st
governments not only create them, but if we had allowed government spending to stay and to stimulate it, we would be in a position where we would have a much lower unemployment rate. >> much lower and much more money out there consumers, people be spending money because they'd have it. and it would go back in the system. dana, melissa, thanks for your time. and be sure to watch melissa harris perry saturdays and sundays 10:00 a.m. here on 34rks snbc. >> coming up, what a day in...
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government's drone campaign. a justice department memo obtained by nbc news revealed new details in how the attacks are justified despite drawing criticism from civil liberties groups, top administrative officials insist it is consistent with the constitution. >> we conduct those strikes because they're necessary to mitigate on going actual threats to stop plots, prevent future attacks and, again, save american lives. these strikes are legal. they are ethical and they are wise. >> one of the things i want to mi make sure everybody understands is our primary concern is to keep the american people safe. but to do so in a way that is consistent with our laws and consistent with our values. we say that we only take these kinds of actions when there's an imminent threat, when capture is not feasible and when we are confident that we're doing so in a way that's consistent with federal and international law. >> the subject almost certainly set the tone for tomorrow's senate confirmation heerg for john brennan, the man n
government's drone campaign. a justice department memo obtained by nbc news revealed new details in how the attacks are justified despite drawing criticism from civil liberties groups, top administrative officials insist it is consistent with the constitution. >> we conduct those strikes because they're necessary to mitigate on going actual threats to stop plots, prevent future attacks and, again, save american lives. these strikes are legal. they are ethical and they are wise. >>...
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conservatism is a governing policy that has served this country well over time. but it has been taken over by the loony fringe to a certain degree. to the extent americans are look agent it, they're not seeing a party that is offering very many solutions to problems over the last couple of years. hopefully after a second presidential election defeat, we'll begin to see the reformers in the party begin to put a new face on conservatism and make it an appealing brand, which it was for so long. >> watching the internal debate, i think particularly among house republicans when they decide what 20 do about this is going to be so fascinating, and so important for the country. steve schmidt, former mccain/palin strategist and somebody who has just welcomed a new member to his family. congratulations on your new baby, steve. >> thank you, rachel. >> thanks a lot. you look like you're getting way more sleep than i thought you would have been. >>> all right. we've got lots more to come, including a critical vote on a key obama cabinet nominee. and hillary clinton speaks to
conservatism is a governing policy that has served this country well over time. but it has been taken over by the loony fringe to a certain degree. to the extent americans are look agent it, they're not seeing a party that is offering very many solutions to problems over the last couple of years. hopefully after a second presidential election defeat, we'll begin to see the reformers in the party begin to put a new face on conservatism and make it an appealing brand, which it was for so long....
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. >>> so the countdown is on, just 25 days away from the latest government fiscal crisis, sequestration. if congress and the president can't come up with $1.2 trillion in cuts by march 1st, the pentagon will be hit by a series of cuts worth $500 billion, $700 billion would be cut from other domestic discretionary programs. president obama is warning that that has to stop. >> washington cannot continually operate under a cloud of crisis. that freezes up consumers, it gets businesses worried. we can't afford these self-inflicted wounds. >> work under a cloud of crisis. joining me now, msnbc policy analyst and "washington post" reporter, ezra klein. good to have you here. before i get to the potential impact of sequestration, do you think it's really going to happen or is congress going to reach a deal to stop these cuts? i point out the countdown is on with only so many days to go. >> i think it might happen. they don't seem to have a good way to stop the cuts. i should just say i think it's $500 and $500 billion on domestic and pentagon side. either way, there's not been really anything
. >>> so the countdown is on, just 25 days away from the latest government fiscal crisis, sequestration. if congress and the president can't come up with $1.2 trillion in cuts by march 1st, the pentagon will be hit by a series of cuts worth $500 billion, $700 billion would be cut from other domestic discretionary programs. president obama is warning that that has to stop. >> washington cannot continually operate under a cloud of crisis. that freezes up consumers, it gets...